Spring Flowers
March 11, 2021 3:40 pm Leave your thoughtsFlowers – both beautiful and functional When we think of flowers, we often think of them as beautiful, delicate, and...
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Cacao: A History of Chocolate
February 12, 2021 10:06 am Leave your thoughtsChocolate. It is rich and sweet and satisfying. Chocolate – As the winter settles in and the temperature makes us...
Make It: Dreidel template
December 4, 2020 4:55 pm Leave your thoughtsIn honour of Hanukkah, here’s a pattern to make a paper dreidel at home! To make the dreidel, you will...
Fur, Fat and Air: Insulators Experiment
November 3, 2020 11:00 am Leave your thoughtsFur, Fat and Air: Insulators Experiment You will need: margarine or shortening ice water plastic bag or plastic wrap (to...
Plan a September vacation?
August 12, 2020 8:43 am Leave your thoughtsSeptember vacation There are only 3 weeks left before the routines are back to normal. Wait. Put the cringe-worthy thought...
The Bees Trees
July 28, 2020 6:34 am Leave your thoughtsThe Bees Trees OK. We love other mathematicians too. But we can’t get enough of Fibonacci. How is it that...
Education Trends: Who are they serving?
July 19, 2020 8:20 am Leave your thoughtsHow are we preparing our kids for their future? Thought ASTEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math) or more recently STEAM (added...
Geometric Multiplication
June 29, 2020 2:55 am Leave your thoughtsGeometric Multiplication When we let kids be kids, they blow us out of the water. Their perception hasn’t yet been...
LEAF CHROMATOGRAPHY experiment
June 27, 2020 7:35 am Leave your thoughtsLEAF CHROMATOGRAPHY Experiment LEAF CHROMATOGRAPHY Experiment – Watch the video below for instructions! TRY different types of leaves. Experiment again...
Don't fight Spring fever – take math outside.
April 17, 2020 7:33 am Leave your thoughtsDon’t fight Spring fever Don’t fight Spring fever – We’ve been waiting for what seems like an eternity. And though...